Package



A. P. NEBE Dec. 7 1926.

PACKAGE Filed D90. 24, 1924 z Sneets-Sheet 1 fitness-01 .9.-

9;; T m i Q T A. P. NEBE PACKAGE Filed Dec. 24, 1924 mwgz 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ET 1? A4552;

'r' atented Dec. 7, 1926.

UNITED-STATES PIA-TENT OFFICE;

ALBERT P. NEIBE, OI GARY, INDIAKA.

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7 Application filed December 24', 1024; Serial at. 751.9224.

. This invention relates to the packagingof sheets and plates, and more particularlgato an improved and novel package for pac gingItin plate and the like.

eretofore it has been the practiceto ack.

tin plate in wooden crates or boxes, eac of which held 112 sheets, which was equivalent to one or more base boxes, a'base box of tin plate being equal to 112 sheets 20 by 14 inches. Generally sheets of tin plate are now made in larger sizes, that is, by 28 inches or more and, therefore, 112 sheets will equal two or more base boxes. A base box of sheets will wei h anywhere from approxi- 15 mately 50 poun s to 250 pounds or more, ac-

cording to gage and, therefore, it will be readily appreciated that an enormous amount of manua the packages of tin lateas heretofore made, 2 especially; when loa in into and'unloa'din such pac ages from rai way cars.

One object'of the present invention .is to reduce the manual labor necessary in handling packa 'es of tin plate toa minimum. Another ob'ect is to provide a novel form of package w ich will contain a pluralit of base boxes of sheets, weighing anyw ere from a few hundred pounds to a ton or more,

may be readily packaged and assembled, and

30 is especially adapted for mechanical loading into and unloading from a railway car.

Another and im ortant object isto provide a package which, due to its novel construction, will not crush under extreme loads of forty to fifty tone, as for instance when several of the packages are piled one on top of the other as in a warehouse. f

A further object is to provide a novel package for tin plate which will materially 40 reduce the tare weight of the packages, thus resulting in a material saving in shipping i Referring more particularly to the drawlabor must be utilized to handle.

readily fit down over the piled sheets or I under the base 2 and over the. cover ings, the numeral 2 designates the base or v platform portion of the package, whichis of rectangular shape and generally composed of wood. -A plurality of supporting strips or legs 3' are secured b nailing, or otherwise, 0 to the bottom face o the, platform or. base a member 2 so as to supportthe base slightl above the floor, for a purpose to be descri The base 2 is of slightly reater length and width than the sheet or plates to be acked ,6 so as to permit the plate'to be iled t ereon H in other than erfect vertical a inement, but said base is of ess length and width than the cover member B, for a purpose to beds:

scribed. Y

The cover member B, comprises a top 6,

sides 7 and 8, and ends 9 and 10, all secured firmly together by nailing or the like. a

' The cover member Bis of such sizeas to plates and the base 2 so that its top 6 will rest directly on the pile of sheets. v

The cover member B and basemember 2- are adapted to be ,detachably secured to-" gether'by flexible straps or bands of wire 11 I or the like, It will be understood that while only two wire bands are shown, both'of which go around the packagein the same iii-: rectionfthat any number of bands desired may be used,.and if necessary or preferable, other bands may be passed around the ackage in the opposite direction to the ands shown. .o

, In carrying out'my invention, a Iurality.

of bundles or'base boxes A of s eets .or mi 1 plates -'each consisting of 112 sheets and ,weighmg from fiftyto two hundred and fifty pounds each, are piled on the base 2, I one on top of the other until, a suitable quantity (generally approximately one ton) 9t I is obtained to fill the package. ,1 The cover B is then raised above the piled sheets and then lowered over the pile-of sheets until its lower. edge projects below the base 2, and

its top 6 rests upon the top of the pile of 16!) sheets or plates.

The tie wires or bands 11 are then asseg an have their ends twisted or otherwise secured together so as to detachably secure the cover w 'B and base 2 together.

Packages formed as set forth above will not crush when piled in warehouses or-other places even when piled in tpiles of forty or fty high at which times e bottom pack- "the pile of sheets in the package and is free to move relative to the base 2 and so deliver the whole load onto the sheets and base. It will also be noted that horizontal movement of the cover, B relative to the base 2.is prevented due to the fact that the cover extends down over the base and is tied by the wires or bands 11.

With a package thus formed it may be readily moved around the plant or loaded into a car by a tractor having a suitable forked load carrying element adapted to pass under the elevated base 2, or a suitable sling may be readily passed under the package and a crane used to move the package from place to place or to pile it.

When the car containing the package is delivered to the purchaser, if he does not have a tractor, the wires or bands 11 are cut and the cover B lifted up and the plate unloaded by hand.

This method of packaging sheets and plates will provide a great saving in labor, reduce the cost of packaging, and reduce the cost of freight, since there will be materially less tare weight.

While I have shown and described only one specific embodiment of my invention, various modifications may be made without dc arting from the scope of my invention as de ned in the appended claims.

.I claim A 1. A package for sheets and plates, comprising a flat platform-like base, means for supportin the base in spaced relation above the groun a rigid cover member composed of sides, ends and top, assembled and all permanently secured together, said cover member being of such size that it will telescope said base when positioned over, the

' sheets or plates and rest directly on the sheets or plates, and means encircling said base and cover member for securing said base-and cover together.

2. A package of sheets or plates,"compr1sing a base means for supporting the base in spaced relation above the ground, a lurality of base boxes'of sheets or plates piled on said base, a cover member composed of sides, ends and top, all rigidly secured together, said cover being of greater length and width than saidsheets or plates and said base and being adapted to be lowered bodily over the sheets or plates until its top rests upon the top of a said pile of sheets or plates, and means for detachably securing said cover in glace, said means being such as to permit ownward movement of said cover when load is applied to the top thereof such as by piling packages one on top of the other.

3. A package of sheets or plates, com prising a base means for supporting the base in spaced relation above the ground, a plurality of base boxes of sheets or plates piled on said base, a cover member composed of sides, ends and top, all rigidly secured together, said cover being of greater length and width than said sheets or plates and said base and of greater depth than the pile of sheets or plates, and being adapted to be lowered bodily over the sheets orplates until its top rests upon the toprof said ile of sheets or plates and its sides and en s project below said base, and a plurality of tie members passed under said base and over said cover for detachably securing said cover to said base, said cover being free to move downward relative to said base when load is applied to the top of the cover, such as by piling packages one on top of the other, thereby preventing crushing of the cover or base.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

ALBERT PI NEBE. 

